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Method

Mix the chicken strips with the buttermilk and chill for about half a day.

Mix all the onion ingredients, season with salt and set aside to marinate for at least 30 mins or up to half a day.

Mix together the polenta or cornmeal, flour, sesame seeds, paprika, cayenne pepper, cinnamon and garlic salt on a plate. Heat 2cm sunflower oil in a deep frying pan (or slightly more in a big wok) until a cube of bread browns in 1 min. Lift the chicken from the buttermilk and drop into the flour mix, tossing to coat well. Add about 3 chicken strips at a time to the oil and fry, turning, until golden on all sides and just cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper while you fry the rest.

Halve and stone each avocado, scrape out the flesh into a bowl with the lemon juice and some seasoning, and very roughly smash together with the back of a spoon. Spread over the warm tortillas or flatbreads, top with the crispy chicken, pickled onions and some coriander, and roll up to tuck in.

Comments, questions and tips

Made this a few times now - fairly straight forward to do and tastes great. Makes a great Saturday night TV meal.

amr9864

7th Aug, 2014

5.05

I thought that there were too few ingredients but sometimes less is more. The buttermilk made the chicken moist and tender. The onions were delicious. The avocado was just perfect. I used 2 avocado's instead of one. I used the corn meal and it gave the coating a delicious crunchy texture.

jean16

11th Jun, 2013

5.05

Made this for my family...they all loved it including my 3 year old who can be pretty picky!

elainehayes29

21st Mar, 2013

5.05

forgot to rate

elainehayes29

21st Mar, 2013

5.05

great recipe. 5 stars.

Sario

17th Feb, 2013

We made this last night and it was delicious. We used ready prepared guacamole as it's hard to find ripe avocados and we used Hugh Fearnley's magic bread dough to make the wraps. I've not fried chicken before so wasn't sure if it would be cooked through so I did finish it off in the oven to make sure. It went really well with the onion. A big hit with my daughter and with me!

badzilla

17th Feb, 2013

3.05

I made it with the cornflour. For the complete review go to my blog at http://www.badzilla.co.uk/Good-Food--Smashed-Avocado-with-Crispy-Chicken--Pickled-Onions-and-Tortillas

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